January 10, 2012
Caribbean tops cruise passenger destination survey
The Caribbean continues to be the destination of choice for most cruise passengers, according to a new survey. The region topped the Cruise Holidays 2012 Cruise Trends ranking with 59.88 per cent bookings, leaving Europe (including Mediterranean,…
January 10, 2012
US senator urges Jamaica gov’t to understand the world
Jobs, education and an openness to foreign investors are the main factors for solving Jamaica's social, economic and crime problems, believes Democratic United States State Senator Malcolm A. Smith. Smith, who travelled to Jamaica last Thursday…
January 10, 2012
Trinidad signs multiple agreements with India
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and other Trinidad and Tobago government ministers on Monday attended bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, after which several key memoranda of understanding…
January 10, 2012
Haitian migrants flock Brazil
The influx of Haitian economic migrants into Brazil does not amount to a humanitarian crisis, a spokesman for the UN refugee agency said yesterday while praising the country's efforts to welcome them. "It is a difficult situation for the cities…
January 10, 2012
Landslide kills eight in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state
A least eight people have been killed in a landslide in Brazil. Emergency workers said 14 people could still be buried in the mud in Jamapara, in Rio de Janeiro state. Officials said rescuers had only been able to reach the site by helicopter after…
January 10, 2012
China export growth slows on weak demand from Europe
Growth in China's exports slowed in December because of sluggish demand from the US and Europe. Exports rose by 13.4% from a year earlier, the customs agency said, down from 13.8% in November. Import growth also slowed, rising 11.8% compared with…
January 10, 2012
Gov’t accused of ‘enslaving’ CLICO policyholders
Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj has accused the coalition People's Partnership government of seeking to "enslave" policyholders even as the High Court is being asked to enforce their right to full compensation on the Executive…
January 10, 2012
French industrial output rises more than expected
French industrial output rose by a greater-than-expected 1.1% in November, lifted by production of electronic equipment and refinery output. Manufacturing output increased by 1.3%, said national statistics office Insee. Year-on-year, manufacturing…
January 10, 2012
Key tax deductions left hanging
It may be a new year, but when Congress returns from its winter break it will be all old business that lawmakers failed to finish before Christmas. The fight over a temporary extension of the payroll tax cut and long-term federal unemployment…
January 10, 2012
Swiss National Bank chairman Philipp Hildebrand resigns
The chairman of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), Philipp Hildebrand, has resigned with immediate effect. It follows revelations his wife Kashya bought $504,000 (£323,024) in August, three weeks before the central bank intervened to cap the Swiss…